User LNelis's Collection

[LNelis]

Hello,

After watching YouTube videos from Exotic Liars and The Dark Den for a long time, I finally made the step to get into the hobby. It started about 3 weeks ago with a B. Smithi (later found out B. Hamorri is the correct name now) and 1 week later followed by 3 more T's. (A. Geniculata, B. Boehmei and a B. Alibceps)

Learning along the way, making my mistakes, and found my way to the forums after my albiceps started to molt last weekend. Petshop gave me coco husk as a substrate, changing this to coco fiber now.

My set-up so far, work in progress, and in the middle of chaning my substrate:



I'm not super satisfied with these terrariums, they have sliding doors in the front, so they have limited acces because of this.

My B. Hamorri:



Sold to me as unknow sex, and aprox 1 year old they told me. Body lenght is aprox 5cm or 2". Ill have to wait for the next molt to try to findout what it is. She ate a cricket about 2 weeks ago, and hasnt eaten since. It is quite active, always in the open climbing the walls. Dunno if shes stressed or if shes in premolt. She has the bald spot on het abdomen, but I dont think its a very thicc but yet, so dont know if its premolt

My A. Geniculata:



Man, this species suprised me, went to a new petshop, and the owner really recommended this one. Shes always hungry, and really fast! Quite feisty too. Here shes eating a nice fat superworm.

My B. Albiceps:



Havnt changed the subtrate here yet, since she fresly molted this weekend, dont wanna disturb her yet. Love how she went from black legs to almost blueisch.

My B. Boehmei (sling?):



Really thicc abdomen, hasnt eaten yet since in my possesion, so guessing shes in pre molt? I have her in a small lunchbox thingie. Quite curious how she wil look after her molt.


Please, since im new to the hobby, bash me in any way im doing wrong. I appreciate any tips given, and learning along the way. Almost any spare second im reading up on forums or watching some videos. I have all 4 of them in my livingroom, the gauges are saying a stable 24C /75F and a humidity of 70%

TLDR: Im a noob

 

[Andrew Clayton]

All you’re setups are fine we’ll done on doing the research before purchasing not a lot of people doo. You’re sling is fat enough not to feed again until after it’s moult it probably won’t even attempt to eat. Change the coco husk out that’s about it and keep the water dishes clean and topped up. No need for humidity with tarantulas that’s a myth if there from an arid environment they get dry sub if there from a humid environment they get damp sub. And 24 is a fine temp all mine are kept between 18 and 22 in the winter and the summer has been a constant 24 but as long as you’re comfortable so is you’re T. If they don’t eat is is no cause for alarm some have been known to go years without eating or moulting it’s just what they do lol. Welcome to the boards

 

[Ungoliant]

Really thicc abdomen, hasnt eaten yet since in my possesion, so guessing shes in pre molt? I have her in a small lunchbox thingie. Quite curious how she wil look after her molt.

That one is in heavy pre-molt.

 

[ghostly]

Amazing choice of first tarantulas! I love your B. albiceps, it's a species I've always wanted but never got my hands on one. Great job on your first setups as well. Yep, change the substrate to coco fiber or top soil, and give them a generous amount of it. I also have several glass terrariums that open in the front, where it's not really possible to put as much substrate in as I actually want. My solution is to create a nice "slope" to the back of the enclosure (so the substrate is at least 15cm deep in the back) and half-bury the hide so they have a starter burrow. Some of my Brachys are real bulldozers.
And yeah, don't stress about humidity, there are very few (more advanced) species where this is an actual issue (and even with those it's less about relative humidity and more about keeping the substrate the right level of moist.) Your spiders literally don't care about humidity, just make sure they have a full water dish.

IAnyway, welcome to this hobby, it's so much fun and addictive! I've been keeping Ts for a few years now, and there's still so much to learn and experience. You'll never be bored!